14239229, 68D-24.018 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 14239229

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Vessel Registration and Boating Safety

Chapter:

BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS

Overview

RULE:

68D-24.018

St. Johns River Boating Restricted Areas

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of this rule amendment is to address needed changes to the boating restricted areas created by this rule. Additionally, the purpose is to address rule changes governing vessel speeds on the St. Johns River in Lake, Seminole and Volusia counties, where necessary, to manage this waterway and promote its use for safe boating. Staff has identified several needed changes, to include, but not limited to: repealing regulations in the tributaries of South Moon and Jungle Den Canals; making minor changes to the footprints of the State Road 40 (Astor) Bridge, State Road 44 (Whitehair) Bridge and Lake Monroe boating restricted areas; clarifying and modifying the geographic descriptions for seven zone boundaries; updating the rule maps, and removing the authority for Lake, Seminole and Volusia counties to mark the state-adopted year-round boating restricted areas.

SUMMARY:

The rule amendment modifies seven zones in the Florida Intracoastal Waterway on the St. Johns River in a manner which maintains the existing footprint of each zone as currently marked. The amendment modifies the locations used to describe zone boundaries, increases the regulated vessel speed in the year-round zones from “Idle Speed No Wake” to “Slow Speed Minimum Wake,” repeals duplicative regulations in two tributaries, updates rule maps, removes the authority for Lake, Seminole and Volusia counties to mark the state-adopted year-round boating restricted areas and includes language to exclude water bodies such as canals and boat basins.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

327.04, 327.46 FS.

LAW:

327.33(3), 327.46 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/27/2014 Vol. 40/40

COMMENTS:

From 2/27/2014 To 3/20/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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